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Economic Fact Sheet Facts and Figures Relating To Illegal Drugs Canada spends $ billion on enforcement (police, courts and corrections), and billion in direct health care costs every year, dealing with illegal drugs. Source: J. Rehm, et al. (2006). The Costs of Substance Abuse in Canada-2002. Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse. Canada spends more than $4 on enforcement for every $1 spent on the health response in dealing with illegal drugs. ($ million vs $88 million) $1 spent on treatment will achieve the same reduction of flow of cocaine as $ spent on enforcement.

• For the roughly 50,000 persons charged, 90 percent of the charges related to cannabis and cocaine. Cannabis accounted for over two thirds of the charges, and about half of

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